Elevate Preseason Testing: Integrating Technical Metrics for Holistic Monitoring

By Matthew Brown It is commonplace in preseason to conduct baseline performance testing that can be used as an indication of where development is required, and results can be compared to future performance testing outcomes to judge progress. Common tests within football clubs are used to measured max sprint speed, cardiovascular health, aerobic/anaerobic capacity, neuromuscular […]

Goalkeeper kicking loads and playing out from the back: Playermaker Insights

Understanding the demands placed on goalkeepers is crucial for ensuring optimal performance and mitigating the risk of overuse injuries. With Playermaker’s innovative foot-worn tracking technology, goalkeepers’ kicking loads and ball distribution are measured, transforming clubs’ approach to better monitoring and understanding their GK’s. Measuring the kicking loads and volumes of a goalkeeper The kicking demands […]

Kicking Actions to Profile Players

Release Velocity

Applied Example in the Academy Context Our technology has the power to measure a strength or power measure in the release velocity. The ability to now profile each player in training sessions where MDT teams look at each player’s left vs right foot maximum release velocity. Players in the Elite context are able to use […]